Baseball In The Tampa Bay Area

	Baseball In The Tampa Bay Area Baseball in the Tampa Bay area, both amateur and professional, has had a long and storied history, even though the Tampa Bay Rays are one of the two youngest franchises in Major League Baseball, the other being the Arizona Diamondbacks. Spring training In 1913, the Chicago Cubs moved their spring training site to the city of Tampa. St. Petersburg soon followed, becoming a spring training host for the first time in 1914 when the St. Louis Browns came to town. St. Petersburg Since 1914, more Major League spring training games have been played in St. Petersburg than any other city. Note: In 1951, the New York Giants, whose normal spring training site was in Phoenix, Arizona, swapped locations with the New York Yankees so Yankees' co-owner Del Webb could oversee both his team and a growing real estate business concurrently. The teams returned to their typical training sites in 1952. Tampa Tampa has hosted spring training for seven teams: the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tampa Bay Area The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of 3,175,275 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. The exact boundaries of the metro area can differ in different contexts. Hillsborough County and Pinellas County (including the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and several smaller communities) make up the most limited definition. The United States Census Bureau defines the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA) as including Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties; and it is the 18th-most populated MSA in the country. Unlike most large metropolitan areas, Tampa is not part of any combined statistical area and is the second-most populated MSA in the United States to not be part of one. Other definitions of the Tampa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1937 Major League Baseball Season The 1937 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 19 to October 10, 1937. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to one. Awards and honors * Baseball Hall of Fame Morgan Bulkeley Ban Johnson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack John McGraw Tris Speaker George Wright Cy Young MLB Most Valuable Player Award American League: Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers, 2B National League: Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals, OF The Sporting News Player of the Year Award ** Johnny Allen Cleveland Indians The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award * Bill McKechnie Boston Bees The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1942 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-1) All-Star Game, July 6 at Polo Grounds: American League, 3-1 Other champions Amateur World Series: Cuba Negro World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Homestead Grays (4-0) * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 5-2 Minor leagues * Northern League: Winnipeg Maroons Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Rogers Hornsby Most Valuable Player Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Ted Williams – Boston Red Sox (LF) The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award Billy Southworth – St. Louis Cardinals Ted Williams was MLB Triple Crown winner. Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1938 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4–0) All-Star Game, July 6 at Crosley Field: National League, 4-1 Other champions Amateur World Series: Great Britain Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5-4 Central American and Caribbean Games: Cuba Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Grover Cleveland Alexander Alexander Cartwright ** Henry Chadwick * Most Valuable Player Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 1B (AL) Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati Reds, C (NL) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds, P The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award *Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro league baseball final standings Negro American League final standings Memphis won the first half; Atlanta won the second half. Memphis beat Atlanta 2 games to 0 games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Huggins-Stengel Field Huggins-Stengel Field (formerly known as Crescent Lake Field or Miller Huggins Field) is a baseball field located within Crescent Lake Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It was originally constructed in 1925 as a Spring Training practice field for the New York Yankees and later hosted the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees held spring training home games in St Petersburg at the field until their move to Al Lang Stadium in 1947. The field is currently used for various high school and collegiate baseball games. The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. History Yankees era 1925-1942 The New York Yankees christened the facility in 1925 under manager Miller Huggins. Supposedly, they had moved from their previous home in New Orleans to keep Babe Ruth's partying tendencies in check. After the passing of their great manager, the field was renamed Miller Huggins Field in 1931. Featured during this time were Babe Ruth, Lou Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Al Lang Field Al Lang Stadium is a 7,500-seat sports stadium along the waterfront of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, United States which was used almost exclusively as a baseball park for over 60 years. Since 2011, it has been the home pitch of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship soccer league. Al Lang Stadium was built in 1947 at the site of an older facility known as St. Petersburg Athletic Park. It is named in honor of Al Lang, a former mayor of St. Petersburg who was instrumental in bringing minor league and spring training baseball to the city in the early 20th century. Al Lang Stadium was the spring training home of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball from 1948 until 1997, with other teams occasionally sharing use of the facility for a few seasons at a time. During the summer, the ballpark was the home field for the Cardinal's minor league franchise in the Florida State League. The Cardinals moved out in 1998, when St. Petersburg gained their own MLB team and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1961 In Baseball Headline event of the year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's record. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds (4–1); Whitey Ford, MVP * All-Star Game (#1), July 11 at Candlestick Park: National League, 5-4 (10 innings) * All-Star Game (#2), July 31 at Fenway Park: 1–1 tie (9 innings, rain) Other champions College World Series: USC Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–2) Little League World Series: Northern, El Cajon, California Senior League World Series: Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame * Max Carey ** Billy Hamilton Most Valuable Player Roger Maris (AL) Frank Robinson (NL) Cy Young Award *Whitey Ford, New York Yankees Rookie of the Year Don Schwall (AL) Billy Williams (NL) Gold Glove Award Vic Power (1B) (AL) Bobby Richardson (2B) (AL) * Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL) Luis Aparicio (SS) (AL) Jim Landis (OF) (AL) Al Kaline (OF) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1952 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4–3) All-Star Game, July 8 at Shibe Park: National League, 3–2 (5 innings) Other champions All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: South Bend Blue Sox College World Series: Holy Cross Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–2) Little League World Series: Norwalk National, Norwalk, Connecticut Winter Leagues * 1952 Caribbean Series: Senadores de San Juan Cuban League: Leones del Habana Dominican Republic League: Águilas Cibaeñas Mexican Pacific League: Tacuarineros de Culiacán Panamanian League: Carta Vieja Yankees Puerto Rican League: Senadores de San Juan Venezuelan League: Cervecería Caracas Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Harry Heilmann Paul Waner MLB Most Valuable Player Award Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics, P Hank Sauer, Chicago Cubs, OF MLB Rookie of the Year Award * Harry Byrd, Philadelphia Athletics, P Joe Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1950 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0) All-Star Game, July 11 at Comiskey Park: National League, 4-3 (14 innings) Other champions * All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Rockford Peaches Amateur World Series: Cuba College World Series: Texas First Japan Series: Mainichi Orions over Shochiku Robins (4-2) Little League World Series: North Austin Lions, Austin, Texas * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5-3 Winter Leagues 1950 Caribbean Series: Carta Vieja Yankees Cuban League: Alacranes del Almendares Mexican Pacific League: Tacuarineros de Culiacán Panamanian League: Carta Vieja Yankees Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes Awards and honors MLB Most Valuable Player Award * AL Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS ** NL Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies, P MLB Rookie of the Year Award Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B Sam Jethroe, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1947 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4–3) All-Star Game, July 8 at Wrigley Field: American League, 2–1 Other champions All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Grand Rapids Chicks over Muskegon Lassies First College World Series: California First Little League World Series: Maynard, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Negro League World Series: New York Cubans over Cleveland Buckeyes (4–1) * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5–2 Winter Leagues Cuban League: Alacranes de Almendares Mexican Pacific League: Presidentes de Hermosillo Puerto Rican League: Leones de Ponce Venezuelan League: Sabios de Vargas Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Carl Hubbell Frankie Frisch * Mickey Cochrane *Lefty Grove Most Valuable Player Joe DiMaggio (AL) Bob Elliott (NL) * Rookie of the Year *Jackie Robinson (ML) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award *Ted Williams (AL) – OF, Boston Red Sox The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1946 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4–3) All-Star Game, July 9 at Fenway Park: American League, 12–0 Other champions All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Racine Belles Japanese Baseball League: Great Ring Negro League World Series: Newark Eagles over Kansas City Monarchs (4–3) Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 5–3 (first game, at Griffith Stadium); West, 4–1 (second game, at Comiskey Park) Winter Leagues Cuban League: Elefantes de Cienfuegos Mexican Pacific League: Venados de Mazatlán Puerto Rican League: Senadores de San Juan Venezuelan League: Sabios de Vargas Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Jesse Burkett Frank Chance * Jack Chesbro Johnny Evers Clark Griffith Tommy McCarthy Joe McGinnity Eddie Plank Joe Tinker Rube Waddell Ed Walsh Most Valuable Player Ted Williams (AL) – OF, Boston Red Sox Stan Musial (NL) – 1B, St. Louis Cardinals The Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1942 Major League Baseball Season The 1942 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 5, 1942. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Yankees in the World Series, four games to one. In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers had a record of 104–50, but finished two games behind the Cardinals; the Dodgers tied the 1909 Chicago Cubs, who had a record of 104–49, for the most wins in an MLB regular season without reaching the postseason. Awards and honors * Baseball Hall of Fame *Rogers Hornsby Most Valuable Player Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Ted Williams – Boston Red Sox (LF) The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Manager of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Baseball In The Tampa Bay Area Baseball in the Tampa Bay area, both amateur and professional, has had a long and storied history, even though the Tampa Bay Rays are one of the two youngest franchises in Major League Baseball, the other being the Arizona Diamondbacks. Spring training In 1913, the Chicago Cubs moved their spring training site to the city of Tampa. St. Petersburg soon followed, becoming a spring training host for the first time in 1914 when the St. Louis Browns came to town. St. Petersburg Since 1914, more Major League spring training games have been played in St. Petersburg than any other city. Note: In 1951, the New York Giants, whose normal spring training site was in Phoenix, Arizona, swapped locations with the New York Yankees so Yankees' co-owner Del Webb could oversee both his team and a growing real estate business concurrently. The teams returned to their typical training sites in 1952. Tampa Tampa has hosted spring training for seven teams: the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tampa Bay Area The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 18th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of 3,175,275 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. The exact boundaries of the metro area can differ in different contexts. Hillsborough County and Pinellas County (including the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and several smaller communities) make up the most limited definition. The United States Census Bureau defines the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA) as including Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties; and it is the 18th-most populated MSA in the country. Unlike most large metropolitan areas, Tampa is not part of any combined statistical area and is the second-most populated MSA in the United States to not be part of one. Other definitions of the Tampa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1937 Major League Baseball Season The 1937 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 19 to October 10, 1937. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to one. Awards and honors * Baseball Hall of Fame Morgan Bulkeley Ban Johnson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack John McGraw Tris Speaker George Wright Cy Young MLB Most Valuable Player Award American League: Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers, 2B National League: Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals, OF The Sporting News Player of the Year Award ** Johnny Allen Cleveland Indians The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award * Bill McKechnie Boston Bees The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1942 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-1) All-Star Game, July 6 at Polo Grounds: American League, 3-1 Other champions Amateur World Series: Cuba Negro World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Homestead Grays (4-0) * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 5-2 Minor leagues * Northern League: Winnipeg Maroons Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Rogers Hornsby Most Valuable Player Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Ted Williams – Boston Red Sox (LF) The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award Billy Southworth – St. Louis Cardinals Ted Williams was MLB Triple Crown winner. Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1938 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4–0) All-Star Game, July 6 at Crosley Field: National League, 4-1 Other champions Amateur World Series: Great Britain Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5-4 Central American and Caribbean Games: Cuba Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Grover Cleveland Alexander Alexander Cartwright ** Henry Chadwick * Most Valuable Player Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 1B (AL) Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati Reds, C (NL) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds, P The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award *Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro league baseball final standings Negro American League final standings Memphis won the first half; Atlanta won the second half. Memphis beat Atlanta 2 games to 0 games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Huggins-Stengel Field Huggins-Stengel Field (formerly known as Crescent Lake Field or Miller Huggins Field) is a baseball field located within Crescent Lake Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It was originally constructed in 1925 as a Spring Training practice field for the New York Yankees and later hosted the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees held spring training home games in St Petersburg at the field until their move to Al Lang Stadium in 1947. The field is currently used for various high school and collegiate baseball games. The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. History Yankees era 1925-1942 The New York Yankees christened the facility in 1925 under manager Miller Huggins. Supposedly, they had moved from their previous home in New Orleans to keep Babe Ruth's partying tendencies in check. After the passing of their great manager, the field was renamed Miller Huggins Field in 1931. Featured during this time were Babe Ruth, Lou Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Al Lang Field Al Lang Stadium is a 7,500-seat sports stadium along the waterfront of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, United States which was used almost exclusively as a baseball park for over 60 years. Since 2011, it has been the home pitch of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship soccer league. Al Lang Stadium was built in 1947 at the site of an older facility known as St. Petersburg Athletic Park. It is named in honor of Al Lang, a former mayor of St. Petersburg who was instrumental in bringing minor league and spring training baseball to the city in the early 20th century. Al Lang Stadium was the spring training home of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball from 1948 until 1997, with other teams occasionally sharing use of the facility for a few seasons at a time. During the summer, the ballpark was the home field for the Cardinal's minor league franchise in the Florida State League. The Cardinals moved out in 1998, when St. Petersburg gained their own MLB team and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1961 In Baseball Headline event of the year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's record. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds (4–1); Whitey Ford, MVP * All-Star Game (#1), July 11 at Candlestick Park: National League, 5-4 (10 innings) * All-Star Game (#2), July 31 at Fenway Park: 1–1 tie (9 innings, rain) Other champions College World Series: USC Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–2) Little League World Series: Northern, El Cajon, California Senior League World Series: Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame * Max Carey ** Billy Hamilton Most Valuable Player Roger Maris (AL) Frank Robinson (NL) Cy Young Award *Whitey Ford, New York Yankees Rookie of the Year Don Schwall (AL) Billy Williams (NL) Gold Glove Award Vic Power (1B) (AL) Bobby Richardson (2B) (AL) * Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL) Luis Aparicio (SS) (AL) Jim Landis (OF) (AL) Al Kaline (OF) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1952 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4–3) All-Star Game, July 8 at Shibe Park: National League, 3–2 (5 innings) Other champions All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: South Bend Blue Sox College World Series: Holy Cross Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–2) Little League World Series: Norwalk National, Norwalk, Connecticut Winter Leagues * 1952 Caribbean Series: Senadores de San Juan Cuban League: Leones del Habana Dominican Republic League: Águilas Cibaeñas Mexican Pacific League: Tacuarineros de Culiacán Panamanian League: Carta Vieja Yankees Puerto Rican League: Senadores de San Juan Venezuelan League: Cervecería Caracas Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Harry Heilmann Paul Waner MLB Most Valuable Player Award Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics, P Hank Sauer, Chicago Cubs, OF MLB Rookie of the Year Award * Harry Byrd, Philadelphia Athletics, P Joe Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1950 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0) All-Star Game, July 11 at Comiskey Park: National League, 4-3 (14 innings) Other champions * All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Rockford Peaches Amateur World Series: Cuba College World Series: Texas First Japan Series: Mainichi Orions over Shochiku Robins (4-2) Little League World Series: North Austin Lions, Austin, Texas * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5-3 Winter Leagues 1950 Caribbean Series: Carta Vieja Yankees Cuban League: Alacranes del Almendares Mexican Pacific League: Tacuarineros de Culiacán Panamanian League: Carta Vieja Yankees Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes Awards and honors MLB Most Valuable Player Award * AL Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS ** NL Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies, P MLB Rookie of the Year Award Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B Sam Jethroe, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1947 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4–3) All-Star Game, July 8 at Wrigley Field: American League, 2–1 Other champions All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Grand Rapids Chicks over Muskegon Lassies First College World Series: California First Little League World Series: Maynard, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Negro League World Series: New York Cubans over Cleveland Buckeyes (4–1) * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5–2 Winter Leagues Cuban League: Alacranes de Almendares Mexican Pacific League: Presidentes de Hermosillo Puerto Rican League: Leones de Ponce Venezuelan League: Sabios de Vargas Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Carl Hubbell Frankie Frisch * Mickey Cochrane *Lefty Grove Most Valuable Player Joe DiMaggio (AL) Bob Elliott (NL) * Rookie of the Year *Jackie Robinson (ML) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award *Ted Williams (AL) – OF, Boston Red Sox The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1946 In Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4–3) All-Star Game, July 9 at Fenway Park: American League, 12–0 Other champions All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Racine Belles Japanese Baseball League: Great Ring Negro League World Series: Newark Eagles over Kansas City Monarchs (4–3) Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 5–3 (first game, at Griffith Stadium); West, 4–1 (second game, at Comiskey Park) Winter Leagues Cuban League: Elefantes de Cienfuegos Mexican Pacific League: Venados de Mazatlán Puerto Rican League: Senadores de San Juan Venezuelan League: Sabios de Vargas Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Jesse Burkett Frank Chance * Jack Chesbro Johnny Evers Clark Griffith Tommy McCarthy Joe McGinnity Eddie Plank Joe Tinker Rube Waddell Ed Walsh Most Valuable Player Ted Williams (AL) – OF, Boston Red Sox Stan Musial (NL) – 1B, St. Louis Cardinals The Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1942 Major League Baseball Season The 1942 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 5, 1942. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Yankees in the World Series, four games to one. In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers had a record of 104–50, but finished two games behind the Cardinals; the Dodgers tied the 1909 Chicago Cubs, who had a record of 104–49, for the most wins in an MLB regular season without reaching the postseason. Awards and honors * Baseball Hall of Fame *Rogers Hornsby Most Valuable Player Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Ted Williams – Boston Red Sox (LF) The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B) Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P) The Sporting News Manager of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]